Politics Make Stories Good

Some of my favorite books that blend entertainment and politics

In storytelling, politics is often pitted against entertainment with frequent takes like, “Sometimes I just want to be entertained. There doesn’t always have to be a point to entertainment, some political lesson.” This idea of opposition doesn’t really make sense to me. Politics and entertainment can enhance each other and usually do.

Opinions run the gamut from “I don’t like this, it’s too political” to “Everything…